I'm not sure if your intent was to make every stanza a limerick (because its very similar to limerick form), in which case I might have a few critiques on it. But it does work very well as just a free verse poem

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Glad you enjoyed it. I haven't written anything for a number of years and have never made anything public before so it's nice that it made people smile.

Nice job Sleepy I like it, a smooth enjoyable read

I'm not sure if your intent was to make every stanza a limerick (because its very similar to limerick form), in which case I might have a few critiques on it. But it does work very well as just a free verse poem

Each verse was intended to be in limerick form and I know that some of the rhythm in a couple of verses doesn't quite fit. I put the story over exactitude towards the end.

Wouldn't the ! be at the end of the last sentence and a common after belly?

The exclamation mark was put in to emphasise the size of the belly and the diet was the solution rather than emphasising both things which putting an exclamation mark at the end would have done. (I think)